If you are having trouble viewing our video player, check out MediaBytes on YouTube. Nielsen is reporting that this years Academy Awards show was watched by nearly 36.3 million people. The show’s ratings increased 13% over last year, which was the lowest rated Oscars in the history of the program. While the numbers are Continue Reading →
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If you are having trouble viewing our video player, check out MediaBytes on YouTube. As expected, Amazon unveiled the next version of its e-book reader Kindle yesterday. Kindle 2.0 is both faster and thinner than its predecessor, however, it will still cost $359. The new Kindle will begin shipping February 24th. According to Amazon Continue Reading →
If you are having trouble viewing our video player, check out MediaBytes on YouTube. Watch Shelly’s commentary on Pioneer closing its unprofitable flat-screen TV business and how this is a sign of the time for the Consumer Electronics industry. President Obama is set to make Melissa Hathaway his head of cyber security. Hathaway, who Continue Reading →
If you are having trouble viewing our video player, check out MediaBytes on YouTube. As expected, the House of Representatives passed the bill to postpone the end of analog television. The Democrats easily got the majority needed to pass the bill, which saw legislators voting on strict party lines. Once President Obama, who is Continue Reading →
If you are having trouble viewing our video player, check out MediaBytes on YouTube. The Senate has approved a delay of the digital Television transition. The approval, supported by President Obama, now schedules the transition for June 12. Last week the government reported that 1.4 million Americans were on a waiting list for DTV Continue Reading →
If you are having trouble viewing our video player, check out MediaBytes on YouTube. After much debate, President Barack Obama will get to keep his PDA. However, reports are that he won’t be using a BlackBerry, rather a Sectera Edge, “developed for the National Security Agency’s Secure Mobile Environment Portable Electronic Device (SME PED)” Continue Reading →
If you are having trouble viewing our video player, check out MediaBytes on YouTube. Nielsen is reporting that nearly 40 million Americans watched the Inauguration of President Barack Obama on television. While the largest television audience recorded during an inauguration came for Ronald Reagan in 1981 (41.8 million viewers), a pure TV rating is Continue Reading →
If you are having trouble viewing our video player, check out MediaBytes on YouTube. The Inauguration of President Barack Obama effectively spiked web traffic yesterday and put a lot of stress on many sites who were streaming the event. CNN said that it had over 21.3 million video streams during their nine-hour online coverage. Continue Reading →
If you are having trouble viewing our video player, check out MediaBytes on YouTube. Looking for the best ways to follow the Inauguration at work? Hulu will offer a live stream of the Inauguration of President Barack Obama, while both CNN and C-Span will offer streams on their websites. Facebook will also log updates Continue Reading →
If you are having trouble viewing our video player, check out MediaBytes on YouTube. It looks like the transition to digital television is going to be delayed for 90 days. My sources inside the Beltway tell me it’s a done deal. Fearful that an overwhelming crowd at the Inauguration may hinder cell phone service, Continue Reading →